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Rotator cuff tears: Are they all in the family?

ROSEMONT, IL–People with relatives who have experienced rotator cuff tears are at increased risk of similar tendon tears themselves, according to a study published in the May 2009 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS). “This strongly suggests genetic predisposition as a possible cause for rotator cuff disease,” said Robert Z.

New technology shows promise against resistant staph infections

April 29, 2009 — (BRONX, NY) — Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have combined their revolutionary new drug-delivery system with a powerful antimicrobial agent to treat potentially deadly drug-resistant staph infections in mice. The study is published this month in the online version of the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.